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<em>Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III</em>, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.39_SL1.jpg)
Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.39_SL1.jpg)
<em>Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III</em>, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.39_SL1.jpg)

Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.39_SL1.jpg)

<em>Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III</em>, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.76.39_erg456.jpg)

Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.76.39_erg456.jpg)

<em>Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III</em>, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.76.39_wwgA-2.jpg)

Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.76.39_wwgA-2.jpg)

<em>Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III</em>, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_11_print_bw.jpg)

Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_11_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III</em>, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_13_print_bw.jpg)

Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_13_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III</em>, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_14_print_bw.jpg)

Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_14_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III</em>, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_15_print_bw.jpg)

Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_15_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III</em>, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_16_print_bw.jpg)

Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_16_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III</em>, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_17_print_bw.jpg)

Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_17_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III</em>, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_18_print_bw.jpg)

Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_18_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III</em>, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_20_print_bw.jpg)

Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_20_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III</em>, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_21_print_bw.jpg)

Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_703_21_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III</em>, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_708_19_print_bw.jpg)

Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.76.39_NegID_L_708_19_print_bw.jpg)

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Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
The crown, which once included two tall plumes, relates this sculpture to Amun or Amun-Re. However, since “Amunhotep III, beloved of Amun-Re” is inscribed on the chest ornament, the figure may represent the king as an earthly manifestation of the god.
MEDIUM Quartzite
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 18
    PERIOD New Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
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    ACCESSION NUMBER 76.39
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
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    CAPTION Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.39_SL1.jpg)
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    <em>Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III</em>, ca. 1403-1365 B.C.E. Quartzite, 7 11/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (19.5 x 14.3 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.39_SL1.jpg)

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    18th Dynasty
    African
    Amenhotep III
    Amun
    Amun-Re
    Amunhotep III
    Beard
    broad collar
    cartouche
    deity
    Egyptian
    false beard
    inscribed
    King
    male figure
    New Kingdom
    pectoral
    quartzite
    statue
    stone
    XVIII Dynasty

    TAGS

    18th Dynasty
    African
    Amenhotep III
    Amun
    Amun-Re
    Amunhotep III
    Beard
    broad collar
    cartouche
    deity
    Egyptian
    false beard
    inscribed
    King
    male figure
    New Kingdom
    pectoral
    quartzite
    statue
    stone
    XVIII Dynasty
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